gǔ dòng
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  • 1

    v.agitate; arouse; actuate

    • tā gǔ dòng tā de tóng bāo men bào chóu xuě hèn

      鼓动同胞报仇雪恨

      He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge.

    • tā bǐ qí tā rèn hé rén dōu gèng mài lì de gǔ dòng nà lǐ de qún zhòng

      其他任何卖力鼓动那里群众

      He did more to rouse the crowd there than anybody else.

    • yín háng jī jí gǔ dòng rén men dài kuǎn

      银行积极鼓动人们贷款

      The banks actively encourage people to borrow money.

  • 2

    v.derogincite; instigate

    • zhè xiē huài shì shì shuí gǔ dòng nǐ zuò de

      这些坏事鼓动

      Who put you up to all these dirty tricks?

    • tā zǒng shì gǔ dòng hái zi zuò huài shì

      总是鼓动孩子坏事

      He always instigates children to do something evil.

    • gāi dǎng tóng yì bù gǔ dòng qí zhī chí zhě shǐ yòng bào lì

      同意鼓动支持者使用暴力

      The party agreed not to incite its supporters toviolence

  • 3

    v.flap; flutter; shake; vibrate

    • gǔ dòng shuāng chì

      鼓动

      flap the wings

    • xiǎo niǎo gǔ dòng zhe chì bǎng

      小鸟鼓动翅膀

      The little bird flapped its wings.